Events
MMHR Fall Conference
Sarah C. Spatafore, Associate, Murphy Hesse Toomey & Lehane, LLP will be speaking about Creating Your Employee Handbook. The Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources association will hold its third annual Fall Conference on Sept. 12 and[...]
36 King Street Northampton
MA
Sarah C. Spatafore, Associate, Murphy Hesse Toomey & Lehane, LLP will be speaking about Creating Your Employee Handbook.
The Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources association will hold its third annual Fall Conference on Sept. 12 and 13 at the Hotel Northampton.
Topics will include diversity in the municipal workplace; classification and compensation; electronic on-boarding; records retention; marijuana in Massachusetts; labor laws; and policies that all human resources directors must have.
The two-day conference will feature multiple workshops, including a breakout session with municipal HR 101 and HR 202 versions running concurrently for veteran HR personnel and those who are newer to the profession.
Following the success of the last two years, the 2019 conference will be held in a larger venue to accommodate all interested members.
The event is at the Hotel Northampton. The room rate is $149 per night. Members must call 413-584-3100 and mention the MMHR room block to get the discount.
Statutory Regulations Released for Interagency Review of Complex Cases
On March 1, 2024, EOHHS and DESE released the long-awaited, final adoption of the regulations governing the Interagency Review of Complex Cases (published as 101 CMR 27.00). These regulations had been anticipated since the Massachusetts Legislature passed “An Act Addressing Barriers to Care for Mental Health” in August, 2022. The purpose of the law is the establishment of a team that will collaborate on complex cases where there is an urgent need to address a lack of consensus between state agencies about the service needs or placement of an individual. This replaces what was known as the Unified Planning Team, or “UPT”. The co-chairs of the IRT will be the secretary (or a designee) from EOHHS and the commissioner (or a designee) of DESE.
Statutory Regulations Released for Interagency Review of Complex Cases
On March 1, 2024, EOHHS and DESE released the long-awaited, final adoption of the regulations governing the Interagency Review of Complex Cases (published as 101 CMR 27.00). These regulations had been anticipated since the Massachusetts Legislature passed “An Act Addressing Barriers to Care for Mental Health” in August, 2022. The purpose of the law is the establishment of a team that will collaborate on complex cases where there is an urgent need to address a lack of consensus between state agencies about the service needs or placement of an individual. This replaces what was known as the Unified Planning Team, or “UPT”. The co-chairs of the IRT will be the secretary (or a designee) from EOHHS and the commissioner (or a designee) of DESE.